Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : October 5, 2009

They say that texting while driving is, in most cases, much more dangerous than driving drunk. So it makes sense that President Obama ordered federal employees to not text while driving. Dennis Westlind has a post on the subject and encourages those in the private sector to inforce similar bans. As always, that’s just one of ten good stories to check out. So, take a look when you’re not watching Favre Bowl I. Go Packers.

• Making Every Day Count: Time Computation Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure Take Effect December 1, 2009 – Greensboro lawyer Mack Sperling of Brooks Pierce in his blog, the North Carolina Business Litigation Report
• House Financial Services Committee Proposes Hedge Fund & Private Equity Regulation – New York attorney Geoffrey Parnass at his blog, the Private Equity Law Review
• When Should I Have My Statement’s Notarized To Comply With Section 5 Of The Mechanic’s Lien Act? – Weydert v. Kammes, Part 1 – Chicago lawyer Ashley Brandt of Foran Glennon Palandech & Ponzi on the firm’s Illinois Construction Law Blog
• BREAKING: Conn. Supreme Court Reconsiders Prior Decision on Collective Bargaining Agreements, Modifying Analysis – Hartford attorney Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• The Year of the Retrofit in New York – LEED AP Chris Cheatham of Crowell Moring on his Green Building Law Update
• President Obama Orders Federal Employees Not to Text While Driving – Portland lawyer Dennis Westlind of Stoel Rives in the firm’s World of Work Blog
• Maid’s California Wrongful Termination Case against Kobe Bryant Rolls On – Long Beach attorney Walter Haines of United Employees Law Group on the firm’s blog, The California Employee Advocate
• GHG Regulation under the Existing CAA: Coming Soon to a [Large] Stationary Source Near You – Boston lawyer Seth Jaffe of Foley Hoag on the firm’s blog, Law & The Environment
• Striking The Pose of Differentiation? – Minneapolis attorney Steve Baird of Winthrop & Weinstine on the firm’s Duets Blog